Best Public Schools in Tarkio, MO

Summary:

The city of Tarkio, Missouri is home to two schools - Tarkio Jh And High School and Tarkio Elementary. Both schools are part of the Tarkio R-I district, which is ranked 102 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tarkio Jh And High School appears to be the standout school in the area, with a significant improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, going from the bottom 30% of Missouri high schools in 2018-2019 to the top 15% in 2024-2025. The school's 82.6% four-year graduation rate is higher than the state average, and it outperforms the state average on several key test score metrics, including Algebra I, English I, and 8th grade English Language Arts.

In contrast, Tarkio Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from the top 30% of Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the bottom 35% in 2023-2024. The school's test scores are generally below the state averages, and it has a much higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (45.62%) compared to Tarkio Jh And High School (27.16%).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tarkio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Pine St	Tarkio	64491	Atchison County	Tarkio R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 736-4177	142	21	6.7	61.3%	132 (93.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	35.6							$20,213	$232	$19,980
Tarkio Jh And High School	Public	6-12	312 S Eleventh St	Tarkio	64491	Atchison County	Tarkio R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 736-4118	176	20	8.8	43.8%	166 (94.3%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.3	54^th of 367 public high schools	85.3%					(n/a)		39.0	20.0	31.1	41.2	61.8	80.8	$19,905	$606	$19,299

Cities Near Tarkio

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairfax	6.8 mi	3
Rock Port	7.19 mi	2
Craig	16.65 mi	2
Burlington Junction	17.64 mi	2	355^th
Mound City	22.58 mi	3	291^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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